Fastener for roofing material.



R. S. FORD. PASTENER FOR ROOFING MATERIAL. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 1a, 1000.

980,089, Patented Dec.27,1910.

J? 1? a I d BY A;TORNEY8 UNITED STATES, PATENT OFFICE.

RAYMOND S. FORD, OF CUBA, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, T0

LILLIE F BATES, OF CUBA, NEW YORK.

FAs'rENER roa aoorme murmur.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 27, 1910.

--zen of the United States, residing at Cuba,

in the county of Allegany. and State of New York, have lnvented certain new and useful Im rovements in Fasteners for Roofing Materlal, of which the following is a specification. I This, invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in fastenings for roofing material and it has for its others to provide'a simple and e cient easil applied fastenin' device, by means of whic i i the paper or ot er material is stretched so that the water will be positively conducted from the-roof and to a point beyond the facing strip where it'may be allowed to drip or to be received in an eavestrough, if th latter be employed. 1

It has for a further ob'ect to provide a simple metallic fastener, t e adjacent ends of which are designed to overlap and the material-engaging portion being bendable and designed to be forced into contact with the projecting portion of the roofing material so as to draw'the same downward and thereby not only stretching1 such material butinsuring a tight joint w ere the clamping portion engages suchmaterial.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appear and the novel features thereof will be particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

' The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which, with the numerals of'reference marked thereon, form t a art of this specification, and in which- Like numerals. of

igure 1 is' a vertical section through a portion of the roof and one of the fasteners, showing the roofing material before the same is clam ed to position. Fig. 2 is a similar views owing the parts after the material has been clamped. Fig. 3 is a top p12 I. showing portions of two of the fasteners as they appear when applied.- Fig. 4 1s a perspective detail showlng a portion of one of the fasteners.

reference" indicate like parts throughout the diiferent views.

Referring to the drawm 1 designates a portion of the roof and 2 t e cornice or facmg strip of usual construction.

3 designates a piece of roofing material olfigects among the vertically extendin which may be of canvas,'tarred pa or or any of the compositions or material a opted for and designed for use as roof coverings. As applied, this roof covering 3 has a portion 4 projecting beyond the cornice or facing strip 2 for a purpose which will soon be made apparent. a

M improved fastener comprises a member ormed of a single piece of sheet metal having the bod portion 5 which is designed to extend a su cient distance. up on the roof at the outer edge beneath the roofing material 3, covering the joint at 6 between the ed e of the-roof and the cornice or facing str1p 2, and at the inner edge of this body portion the metal is turned at substantially a right angle to form the vertical short member 7 and from thence the material is extended forwardl forming the portion 8 which is bent to orm the bend 9, and thence extended rearwardly forming the inclined rtion 10, the material being bent at 11 to 7 orm the inclined flan e or clamping portion 12, at the free edge 0 which the material is bent upon itself, as seemat 13, and thence back over the inclined portion 10, forming the parallel inclined portion 14, the front end of which is bent, as at 15, parallel to the bend 9, the material thence being extended rearwardly forming. the under portion 16 parallel with the portion 8,.the free ed e of the material being bent downwardly to orm J flange or securing portion 17, allas seen 0 early in Fig. 4. At one end, the body portion 5 is extended beyond the vertical members 7 and 17, as" 7 shown, so as to form the offset 18, for a purpose which will soon be made apparent. In applyi the fasteners, the body portion 5 of eac is placed u on the roof beneath the roofingmateria where it is secured by suitable means, as nails or the like 19, as shownin Figs. 1, and 2. The fastener is placed so that the vertical member 7 bears firmly against the outer face of the cornice or facin strip 2. The projecting edge portion- 4 o the roofing material 3 is received lvO I within the space 20 between the substantially horizontal ortion 8 and the inclined member 10, as sgown. The vertical member 17 is brought against the outer face of the cornice or facing strip 2 and secured by suitable means, as nails or the like 21, as seen in Figs.

i 1 and 2. After this has loeen done, the in-' clined free end or clamping portion 12 is bent downward from the posit on in which it is seen in Fig. 1 into that illustrated in Fig. 2, by any suitable means. When this is done, the material 3 is stretched, the portion thereof adjacent the-corner 22 being forced downwardly, as seen in Fig. 2. This forms a perfectly water ti ht joint between the free edge 13' of the incllned clamping portion and the roofing material. As the fasteners are applied one after the other, end 'to end, the

' projecting portion 23 underlies the adjacent square end of the next fastener, the vertical and inclined members thereof be 0nd the body ortion abutting, as seen clear y in Fig. 3, so at a tight joint is assured, the underlapping ortion being suificient to guard fagamst t e possibility of any water getting 20 beneath the fasteners. The fasteners are made of amaterial possessing sufficient inherent resiliency topermit of the clamping portion being bent downward from the po sition seen in Fig. 1 to that seen in Fig. 2, so as to stretch and firmly clamp the roofing material and insure its remaining in its clamped position.

Modifications in details-may be resorted towithout departing from the spirit of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

-. 3. A fastener for roofing material embody-- ing a body portion, upper and lower vertical flanges to engage the cornice, and a member extending at an angle to and between said flanges and terminatingin an intermediate resihent clamping member.

4. A fastener for roofing material embodying a body portion, u per and lower vertica flanges to engage t ecornice, and an intermediate resilient clamping member having its free edge inclined downwardly and inwardly toward the body portion.

5. A fastener for roofing material embodying a body portion, upper and lower vertica flanges toenga e the cornice, and an intermediate resilient cfiamping member, said body portion at one end-being extended.

,6. fastener for roofing material. em,- bodying in a single integralelement a. body portion, upper and lower vertical flanges to,

.engagethe cornice, and an intermediate rebeing inclined downwardly and inwar said gripping edge the sheet roofing is held,

, ping edge which bears on and holds the roing which com rises a securing portion to the roof beneath the sheet roofing,and a clamping portion WhlOh at one end being extended and adjacent ends of adjacent fasteners being constructed to overlap. I

7. A fastener for roofing material formed of a single piece of sheetmaterial and embodying a body portion, a downwardly dey pending flange at the outer end of the body portlon, parallel substantially horizontal members extending from saidflange witha of said parallel members an a resilientclam ing flange at the other side of said para el members and terminating adjacent the said flange.

' 8. A fastener for roofing material formed ofa single piece of sheet material and embodying a body portion, a downwardly dew pending flange at the. outerend of the body portion, parallel substantially horizontal members extending from said flange with a depending securing member upon one side of said horizontal members and a-resilient clamping flange at the other side of said horizontalfmembers, said clamping flange 5 toward the'body portion. I

9. An edge-securing strip for sheet roofing which comprises a securing flange which is secured on the roof under the sheet roofing, a securing flange which is secured to the lower edge of the roof, and a clampingpor-- tion which projectsfoutwardly om the roof and has cooperating parts between which the edge portionof the sheet roofingis gripped and held, said securing strip having ashoulder opposite said gripping edge of .the clamping portion over which the sheet roofing is bent and between which and 'substantiall as set forth.

10. An e ge-securing strip for sheet roof-- ing which comprises a securing flange which is secured on the roof under the sheet roofing which projects outwardly beyond the roof, a securing flange whichis secured to thelower edge of the roof, and a clamping portion which projects outwardly from the, roof beneath the edge portion of the sheet roofing'and has an inwardly extending gripecting edge portion of the sheet roo ng, substantially as set forth. I

11, An edge-securing strip for sheet roofewhich issecur is located outwardly beyond the roof. and has cotiperating parts between which the edge portion of the sheet-roofing which-projeots outwardly beyond the roof 1s gripped and held, substantially as set forth.

, 12. An edge-securing stripfor sheet'roofing which comfirisesa securmg flange which is secured on t o a I I depending securing member u on one side e roof under the sheet roof- 30 ing, a securin flange which is secured to the lower ed 111011 which projects outwardly from the roof 0. the roof, and a clamping porand has cooperating parts betweenwhich the edge portion of the sheet roofing which projects outwardly beyond the roof is gripped and held, said clamping portion of the edge strip having greater thlckness than said securing flanges, substantially as set forth. 10 In testimon whereof I afiix my signature in presence 0 two witnesses.

RAYMOND S, FORD. Vitnesses F. O. PRoUTY, H. L. VAN AUKEN. 

